Cambridge Studies in Linguistics Historical Linguistics and Language Change - Roger Lass

Dive deep into the evolution of language with this essential and highly-regarded Roger Lass classic, Historical Linguistics and Language Change. This is volume 81 in the prestigious Cambridge Studies in Linguistics series, making it a key text for serious students, academics, and researchers. The book offers a critical survey of the foundations and philosophical underpinnings of Historical Linguistics, covering complex topics like language change, reconstruction, relatedness, ancestry and comparison, and the role of written records. It is an invaluable university textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in linguistics and English Language studies. This paperback is a sought-after, scholarly edition published by Cambridge University Press.